Introduction
When many people think of transit connectivity, they’re immediately drawn to systems involving wheels: buses, trains, vans, bikes, and more. But numerous communities employ less traditional – but no less effective – means of moving people to build connections between neighborhoods, destinations and services.
Here, we take a look at some of these unconventional modes and strategies, from bus rapid transit in Nashville and transit-oriented development in Orlando, to novel travel modes such as inclined planes, ferry systems and aerial trams.
When many people think of transit connectivity, they’re immediately drawn to systems involving wheels: buses, trains, vans, bikes, and more. But numerous communities employ less traditional – but no less effective – means of moving people to build connections between neighborhoods, destinations and services.
Here, we take a look at some of these unconventional modes and strategies, from bus rapid transit in Nashville and…

OTHER VIEWS
Orlando Sunrail's Next Stop, Boondoggle Station
Daytona Beach News Journal
Volusia County Chair Jason Davis raised the hackles of some of his council colleagues recently when he went to Washington, D.C., and pitched an alternative route for the SunRail commuter line.

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Don't Expect SunRail to Be Cure All
Orlando Sentinel
There I was, happily reading a front-page story about plans to bring assorted rail projects to Orlando, when I ran face first into these statements from transit supporters:
Read OnLocal Businesses Giving Telecommuting a Try
Virginian Pilot
Julie Rowland's townhouse sits back from a crescent-shaped street in Virginia Beach's Timberlake neighborhood. Few cars travel down it during the day. Inside, the phone almost never rings.

Tracks News - In this section you'll find news from cities around the country as well as interviews and general reporting on issues. It might be from a newspaper or a blog, but it counts as news.
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Fort Worth: Value Capture Line Voted Down by Council
Fort Worth Star Telegram
The Fort Worth City Council voted down a resolution that would have supported still-undrafted state legislation facilitating the privately-backed 62-mile Cotton Belt commuter rail line connecting southwest Fort Worth to D/FW Airport and Plano or Richardson...

Tracks News - In this section you'll find news from cities around the country as well as interviews and general reporting on issues. It might be from a newspaper or a blog, but it counts as news. The Chatter, commentary and opposition articles will be found towards the bottom.
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Twin Cities: Transit Tax Reaction Mixed
Pioneer Press
As Minnesota and Twin Cities leaders ponder how to keep the transit infrastructure competitive with the likes of Denver and Phoenix, they're faced with the tricky reality that light-rail systems come with billion-dollar price tags -- give or take a few million...

Tracks News - In this section you'll find news from cities around the country as well as interviews and general reporting on issues. It might be from a newspaper or a blog, but it counts as news.
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Chicago: City Outlines Bus Only Lanes
Crain's Chicago Business
Chicago's Department of Transportation and the CTA today released details on a new public transportation initiative called Bus Rapid Transit...

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National: Virginia House/Senate Strike Transpo Deal
Transportation Nation
In a final attempt to reach a compromise on measures to raise substantial new revenues for transportation before the scheduled adjournment of the…

Tracks News - In this section you'll find news from cities around the country as well as interviews and general reporting on issues. It might be from a newspaper or a blog, but it counts as news. The Chatter, commentary and opposition articles will be found towards the bottom.
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Salt Lake City: Particulate Laced Ice Fog A Danger
MSNBC
Michelle Francis keeps one eye on Utah's air quality index and the other on her 9-year-old daughter's chronic asthma these days...

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National: Metro's Expansion Plans Include New Tunnels
Transportation Nation
Metro transit agency officials are proposing new tunnels to help the…

Blogosphere - In this section you'll find commentary, opinion and editorials from blogs and newspapers around the country. The opinions expressed in these blogs do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Reconnecting America.
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Blogosphere: How to Revolutionize City's Transit System
CNU Salons
How does a city go from a bus-only transit system to a multi-modal network in a decade? Despite early setbacks, metropolitan Orlando is well on its way to getting connected. In the next few years, public and private projects - mostly on existing rails - will shape the way Central Floridians get around...